Smartweed, a name given to some of the Milkworts (q.v.) on account of their acrid properties; especially the Polygonum Hydropiper, or Water-pepper.
Smartweed
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 9: Bound to Swansea, p. 514
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Smartweed, a name given to some of the Milkworts (q.v.) on account of their acrid properties; especially the Polygonum Hydropiper, or Water-pepper.